Allows to tile Chrome™ windows and emulate workspaces

Latest Version

Version
0.9.8
Update
December 3, 2018
Size
172KiB
Developer
Category
Users
867
Rating
4.36364 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Notifications
Storage
System.display
Tabs
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Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ Extension

Features:
- Multi-monitor support.
- Emulates up to 9 workspaces.
- Tiles windows to 8 different positions. (4 corners + 4 split screen)
- Remembers the windows workspace assignment between system reboots.
- Allows to define custom keyboard shortcuts.
- Multi-platform support: ChromeOS, Linux, Mac and Windows.

Required Permissions:
- 'Display Notifications': To Notify when switching to another workspace.
- 'Read your browsing history': To recover each window's workspace assignment
after a reboot or browser restart. Check the website for more details.

Code is freely available at GitLab, check the webpage link for more details.

NOTE: Chrome™ is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 2, "name": "Windows Manager for Google Chrome\u2122", "description": "Allows to tile Chrome\u2122 windows and emulate workspaces", "homepage_url": "https://gitlab.com/EduCampi/chromewm/blob/master/README.md", "version": "0.9.8", "icons":{ "16": "icon-16.png", "48": "icon-48.png", "128": "icon-128.png" }, "browser_action": { "default_title": "Chrome Windows Manager", "default_icon": { "38": "icon-38-1.png" }, "default_popup": "popup.html" }, "options_ui": { "page": "options.html", "chrome_style": false, "open_in_tab": false }, "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"] }, "commands": { "tile-left": { "description": "Tile window Left", "suggested_key": { "default": "Alt+Shift+Left" } }, "tile-right": { "description": "Tile window Right", "suggested_key": { "default": "Alt+Shift+Right" } }, "tile-up": { "description": "Tile window Up", "suggested_key": { "default": "Alt+Shift+Up" } }, "tile-down": { "description": "Tile window Down", "suggested_key": { "default": "Alt+Shift+Down" } }, "ws-0next": { "description": "Next workspace: (Alt+X)" }, "ws-0prev": { "description": "Previous workspace: (Alt+Z)" }, "ws-1": { "description": "Switch to Workspace 1" }, "ws-2": { "description": "Switch to Workspace 2" }, "ws-3": { "description": "Switch to Workspace 3" }, "ws-4": { "description": "Switch to Workspace 4" }, "ws-5": { "description": "Switch to Workspace 5" }, "ws-6": { "description": "Switch to Workspace 6" }, "ws-7": { "description": "Switch to Workspace 7" }, "ws-8": { "description": "Switch to Workspace 8" }, "ws-9": { "description": "Switch to Workspace 9" } }, "permissions": [ "notifications", "storage", "system.display", "tabs" ]}
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How to download and manually install Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension file

Select and download the Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Windows Manager for Google Chrome™ extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Jon Rowlands (ID: 000000881a9d0faa) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/16/2022 Love it. Simple and works great. One request: it's hard-coded to always tile the screen exactly in halves. Would be wonderful if, after the user has dragged the tile edges into some other proportion, the move and resize keys respected those edges. Thank you, though, great work.

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Per (ID: 000000808f250adf) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/17/2020 👍

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Joyce Zhou (ID: 000000ec5cea4ac8) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 03/13/2020 It's great. Does the job. A few things to make it even better: 1. Allow users to name their workspaces. Instead of "workspace 1", "workspace 2", I'd really like to see them as "debug XXX", "XXX issue work" 2. I think there are some compatibility issue with this extension and multiple screens. When I have 2 screens, sometimes, when I switch workspaces, all windows will squeeze themselves into one screen. This doesn't always happen but I definitely have seen it happen.

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mynexthome 4rent (ID: 000000aa3454ac22) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 10/25/2018 Does absolutely NOTHING! I have played around adjusting keyboard shortcuts but does NOTHING when pressed. IF there are other instructions to make this work, I do not see them anywhere.

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Alican Gök (ID: 0000003db828b707) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/01/2018 This extension fills one of the most, if not the most important missing productivity features for Chrome OS. Works perfectly, although I would have loved it even more if it supported finger gestures, such as a three finger drag to switch between workspaces (I assume this is a limitation of the OS)